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Adam BendellCEO of Toniic

Adam Bendell is CEO of Toniic. He leads Toniic in its mission to create community among its members, empower them with tools and education, present them investment opportunities, and amplify their impact. For the public, Toniic provides educational resources and inspiration to attract additional capital to impact investing. Bendell began his career as a lawyer at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, which he left a decade later as Chief Technology Counsel. He left to co-found his first startup, software company SV Technology, then co-founded Strategic Discovery, which was subsequently acquired by FTI. Bendell served FTI in multiple roles, most recently as Chief Innovation Officer. Adam has been investing in microfinance and social impact enterprises for nearly a decade. His current impact themes are animal welfare, graceful aging, and poverty alleviation. Bendell holds a B.A. from Cornell University, was a visiting student at the London School of Economics, and holds a J.D. from University of Chicago Law School. He lives in San Francisco.

Posts by Adam Bendell

The impact investor community Toniic recently released a report on the growing number of Toniic members who have committed to a 100 percent impact portfolio. The 76 portfolios in the report represent $2.8 billion in capital committed to impact – a 9 percent increase from its 2016 survey. Toniic CEO Adam Bendell discusses the trends revealed in the report, and what they suggest about the sector's evolution.

While today there are more impact firms and product offerings to choose from than ever before, information on impact intermediaries such as advisors and consultants, especially for private asset owners, remains sparse, writes Adam Bendell, CEO of Toniic. In a study released over the summer, the impact investing organization spoke with 37 impact advisors and consultants in 12 countries who are partnering with Toniic 100% Impact Network members to move their portfolios to 100 percent social or environmental impact.